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| Central America Study Program Travelogue: Image Gallery |
| This page contains images from the Central America Study Program which were taken in January 2005.
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| First morning in Nicaragua. Students visited “Volcan Masaya” and hiked up this volcano. |
Ancient church in Granada. (There were six churches in a 5-block radius.) |
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| Typical funeral procession in Granada. The family and friends walk behind the casket. This was a daily reminder of mortality. |
Cultural dance exhibition. Our students were then given instruction and the opportunity to practice the same dances. |
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| Cultural dance exhibition. Our students were then given instruction and the opportunity to practice the same dances. |
Children from one of the homestays in Granada |
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| Typical street market in Granada. |
On top of a hill outside Granada. The community climbs this hill together on Good Friday to visit “Serro Omotepe.” In the background is Granada on the right is Lake Nicaragua. |
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| Our students visited a co-operative of 23 families. Small groups spent time with each family learning about farming techniques. |
Children from one of the co-op families. |
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| Daily group activities at the language school. |
Up on the roof of the language school overlooking Central Park and the main cathedral. |
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| Side altar in a cathedral in Leon. This carving of Christ dating back to the 1500’s. This is the largest cathedral in Central America taking up a square city block. |
Tile mosaic in the cathedral. |
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| Taken from the roof of the cathedral. Mosaic on the walls records the history of Nicaragua. Center obelisk is a tribute to dead Sandinistan leaders. |
Language school in Leon. |
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| Art on the walls at the language school in Leon. |
One of the churches in Leon. |
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| Terry’s last day at the language school. |
The streets of Leon. |
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| Mural at street corner in Leon where a group of marching students were shot. |
Whitworth Central America Study Program Students and faculty meet with Ambassador Larry Palmer at the US Embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. |
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